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Eurowings announces Croatia plans

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Lufthansa’s low cost subsidiary Eurowings has announced plans to expand its operations in Croatia in 2018 and handle over one million passengers on flights to and from the country. The airline’s Senior Manager for Network Development and Airport Relations, Ivan Oreč, noted that Eurowings will increase frequencies on six routes in 2018 and is in talks with the Croatian National Tourist Board over incentives for next year, based on which it will add new routes. Mr Oreč said, “We are in the final phase of talks with Brač Airport over the introduction of flights. Services are expected to launch next year. We also plan to add a new route to Osijek and increase the existing two weekly service from Stuttgart to three per week”.

Commenting on its operations to Zagreb, to which it will launch flights from Dusseldorf today, the airline said it is cautious about future expansion in the city. “Zagreb Airport’s costs are above average so we are being careful. This year we will handle 170.000 passengers on flights to the Croatian capital, which will grow to over 200.000 in 2018. We see a good mix of business and leisure passengers to Zagreb with average loads of between 80% and 90%”, Mr Oreč said. Today’s inaugural service from Dusseldorf, as well as the return flight, both have a cabin load factor of 100%. The head of the Zagreb Tourist Board, Martina Bienenfeld, said the organisation will continue cooperating with Eurowings through joint advertising and will look into expanding their partnership in the future.

Eurowings noted it will continue to put an emphasis on Rijeka, with the airline recently extending its seasonal service from Cologne into the winter. “Bookings for the winter months have been improving. As with any new route, it takes time to develop. We are working on diversifying Rijeka’s offer in order for it to become a city-break destination”, the airline’s Network Development Manager concluded. The Croatian government had previously said Eurowings could open a base in the sea side city. Meanwhile, Zadar is also expected to benefit from the airline's winter operations during the 2018/19 season with seasonal flights to be extended.

The low cost airline has become Croatia’s second largest, behind Croatia Airlines, with a passenger share of 10%. It has overtaken eaasyJet which was the previous title holder. Eurowings is currently Croatia’s fastest growing airline, handling over 900.000 travellers to the market this year, and the only foreign carrier serving seven cities in the country, which should increase to eight next year. Furthermore, Croatia has become one of the airline’s top ten markets. Eurowings noted today it has “major expansion plans for Croatia over the next three years”.

Tx Admin, for another free live coverage for all of us, we really appreciate!

Croatia in general has become an expensive country. Buying at grocery shops, I could not believe the high prices. Its of course doable with a Swiss salary but all the locals, some def have troubles to budget their monthly spendings

Coastal cities during summer especially expensive... But as above anonymous stated Agrokor's Konzum was expensive anway. That's how it works if you allow a (almost) monopoly, and that's what Croatian politicians did. Hopefully things will improve in future since the trade-monstrum went bankrupt

Oh no, we thank the French for their high airport charges which they have increased even more! Actually not OUs fault at all. Trust me, OU would be the first to profit massively from lower ZAG charges (taxes, fees).

That is not a valid argument. Zag offers lower fees during an incentive program to airlines which open new lines. Ryan and Wizz would already profit from that now- and OU would still have to pay full fees for all its existing routes!

Prurger, you're right as usual. But I think option no. 2 is more probable. Although opt. no. 1 is - fomally - possible and in accordance with EU rules, Croatia is not Italy, and the Germans (the real economy-rulers of southeastern Europe since "ancient" times, especially when it comes to Slovenia and Croatia, with a certain exception during the second Yugoslavia) won't allow it to happen that way. OU will either go bust as of the end of winter season 18/19 or be sold to LH-group for peanuts.

Of course something can become urgent (like Adria problems, Darwin takeover because of possibility to become enemy property...) but for now Lufthansa wants Croatia to be on live artificially ("on machines"). When time will come for takeover Croatia will go bell-up in a second. And Lufthansa will be savior without any money.

Why would LH by any of those? Because of slots in FRA? Because of bilaterals? Because of 20 planes they could easily and freely lease on the market right away? Because of their huge profits? Their strategy? Come on guys- get serious Alitalia and AB are of other dimensions and operate in much bigger and wealthier aviation markets, and they came in perfect time to grow EW into the third largest LCC, which otherwise would have taken years.

From local government they can not. Croatia can do PSO, and in same very complicated legal procedure local government can support their citizen for their trips like students, military, sick people to go to hospitals to Zagreb, Dubrovnik for their citizen as it is 10 hours driving to Zagreb etc. But that can be just refund of ticket for bus, rail, ship or airline to exact passenger not to airline or all passengers on the trip/flight.

From local and national tourist board they can be financed (usually it is 50:50 county + city tourist boards / Croatian tourist board). Croatian tourist board can not, by their rules, finance routes if there is not at least 50% participation of local tourist boards. But local tourist boards (county, city + hotels, restaurants, agencies...) can finance 100% without Croatian tourist board if they want to.

"Local government" is not national government but, well, local. That means cities or counties, maybe local tourist boards, not the Government in Zagreb. So they CAN get incentives from local government.

I was expecting something big. This announcement is lame. Good to see all year round flights to Rijeka. About time they do something with that terminal. A lot of potential and a gateway to my favourite part of Croatia. Needless to say all amazing the growth for Croatia in 2018

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